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CVE-2015-8932 (GCVE-0-2015-8932)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-20 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:36

Summary

The compress_bidder_init function in archive_read_support_filter_compress.c in libarchive before 3.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted tar file, which triggers an invalid left shift.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard E 29/100 over 2361 records in the last 180 days details

References

13 references

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91424	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN

Date Public

2015-04-11 00:00

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CNVD-2016-04176

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2016-06-22

Title

libarchive TAR解析器未授权操作漏洞

Description

libarchive是一个多格式存档和压缩库。 libarchive的TAR解析器中存在安全漏洞。攻击者可利用该漏洞执行未定义操作，造成无效的左移。

Severity

中

Patch Name

libarchive TAR解析器未授权操作漏洞的补丁

Patch Description

libarchive是一个多格式存档和压缩库。 libarchive的TAR解析器中存在安全漏洞。攻击者可利用该漏洞执行未定义操作，造成无效的左移。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复此安全问题，详情请关注厂商主页： http://www.libarchive.org/

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5

Impacted products

Name
libarchive libarchive <3.2.0

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FKIE_CVE-2015-8932

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-09-20 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:35

Severity

5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
cve@mitre.org	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html
cve@mitre.org	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
cve@mitre.org	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91424
cve@mitre.org	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/547	Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8932	Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00025.html	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1844.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1850.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3657
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/2	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/17/5	Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91424
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3033-1	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://blog.fuzzing-project.org/47-Many-invalid-memory-access-issues-in-libarchive.html	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive/issues/547	Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8932	Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-03

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04
canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04
canonical	ubuntu_linux	15.10
canonical	ubuntu_linux	16.04
debian	debian_linux	7.0
debian	debian_linux	8.0
suse	linux_enterprise_desktop	12
suse	linux_enterprise_server	12
suse	linux_enterprise_software_development_kit	12
libarchive	libarchive	*

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GHSA-4P3J-28FX-JJ2W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:58 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:58

Details

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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GSD-2015-8932

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

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CVE-2015-8932

Aliases

CVE-2015-8932

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RHSA-2016:1844

Vulnerability from csaf_opensuse - Published: 2016-09-12 00:00 - Updated: 2026-09-20 10:57

Summary

security update for libarchive

Severity

Important

Scope

23 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2015-8932.

CVE-2015-8932

5.5 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Recommended: 6 products

Open the full advisory

RHSA-2016:1850

Vulnerability from csaf_redhat - Published: 2016-09-12 19:54 - Updated: 2026-06-27 08:05

Summary

Red Hat Security Advisory: libarchive security update

Severity

Important

Scope

7 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2015-8932.

CVE-2015-8932

Undefined behavior (invalid left shift) was discovered in libarchive, in how Compress streams are identified. This could cause certain files to be mistakenly identified as Compress archives and fail to read.

3.5 (Low)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

Fixed: 50 products

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1850

Open the full advisory

SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1

Vulnerability from csaf_suse - Published: 2016-07-29 08:20 - Updated: 2026-09-20 12:15

Summary

Security update for libarchive

Severity

Important

Scope

20 vulnerabilities in this advisory, including CVE-2015-8932.

CVE-2015-8932

5.5 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Recommended: 13 products

Open the full advisory

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8932 (CVE-2015-8932)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2015-12-31 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-22 07:37 – Source website

Details

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8932	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3033-1	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8932	REPORT

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Sightings

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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base model, served locally by ML-Gateway. They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
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CVE-2015-8932 (GCVE-0-2015-8932)

CNVD-2016-04176

FKIE_CVE-2015-8932

GHSA-4P3J-28FX-JJ2W

GSD-2015-8932

RHSA-2016:1844

RHSA-2016:1850

SUSE-SU-2016:1909-1

UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8932 (CVE-2015-8932)

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